Japanese symbol for “cable”
ケーブル
ケーブル
Romaji: keeburu
cable
In Japanese, cable is ケーブル (keeburu).
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Meanings
- n cable
- n cable railway
Other Japanese words for “cable”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 公電 | こうでん kouden | official telegram; (diplomatic) cable |
| 索条 | さくじょう sakujou | cable; rope |
| 鉄索 | てっさく tessaku | cable; wire rope; cableway |
| 電纜 | でんらん denran | (electrical) cable; power cable |
See also: Chinese symbol for “cable”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.